A collection of some things I observe along the way.

Gerald is someone I listen to and read often to keep track of what I might expect in the coming months and years in the economy, government, and world events. Check him out.

Gerald Celente has earned his reputation as "The most trusted name in trends" by accurately forecasting hundreds of social, business, consumer, environmental, economic, political, entertainment, and technology trends. Among them:

- Celente coined the term "clean foods" in 1993 and predicted sustained growth in organic products in 1988.

- When gold was at $275 per ounce in 2002, Celente said the price had bottomed and in 2004 forecast the beginning of the "Gold Bull Run." Since that time, with pinpoint accuracy, he said when, why - and how high - gold would go.

- Years before Starbucks was a household name, Celente forecast the popularity of gourmet coffee and decades before Pepsi and Coke got into the water business he predicted the "Big Boom in Bottled Water."

- On the geopolitical and economic fronts, Celente and The Trends Research Institute are credited with forecasting many major trends, including the "Panic of '08," the collapse of the Soviet Union, the last two recessions, the dot-com meltdown, the 1997 Asian currency crisis, the 1987 world stock market crash, increased terrorism against America, "Crusades 2000," and the quagmire in Iraq … before war began.

Gerald Celente, a Close Combat practitioner and black belt trainer, well understands the importance of proacting rather than reacting: "The first rule of Close Combat is to attack the attacker. Action is faster than reaction. The same holds true for the future. You know the future is coming … attack it before it attacks you."

Founder of The Trends Research Institute — Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist.Author of the national bestseller — Trends 2000 and Trend TrackingPublisher of the internationally circulated Trends Journal newsletter.Political Atheist — Gerald Celente is a political atheist.Globalnomic® Trend Forecaster — Using his unique perspectives on current events forming future trends.

Gerald Celente developed the Globalnomic® methodology which is used to identify, track, forecast and manage trends.

The world's only trends analyst covering 300 diversified trends fields, Gerald Celente and the Trends Research Institute provide trend research studies and consulting services to businesses and governments worldwide. Celente also designed the nation’s first professional course in trend forecasting.

Gerald Celente has also accurately forecast many real estate trends, including the big move to vacation spots and small towns, the growth in the second home market, a real estate "fizz" in 2005 ... plus hundreds of other social, business, fashion, consumer and entertainment trends. (More at his site.)